An ayanship example in the Ottoman Empire; The Yılanlıoğullarıs

In the present study named ?An Ayanship Example In The Ottoman Empire; TheYılanlıoğullarıs?, the local families called ayans or dynasties, which were effective after theend of the seventeenth century, after the Ottoman Empire lost its central power in the rurallife, have been studied. On one side, these Ayans started to pick up soldiers needed by theState in the war, and on the other side they gained the mültezemship by means of the systemof the İltizam and also mütesellimship in the county. By means of the position of themütesellimship, they both governed the county and collected the taxes. Thus, they improvedtheir influence in the county in the military, governmental and economic positions.It was the Yılanlıoğulları Family being one of the local powers in the county whichkept on its influence starting from the second half of the eighteenth century until the secondhalf of the nineteenth century, in the City of Hamids. In the present study, based on thearchieves, it has been put forward the relations of the Yılanlıoğullarıs with the public and alsothe State, the banditry of them, as well as the governmental, economic and military worksdone by them in the City of Hamids and partially with the other cities around. In the periodstudied in the present study, it has been tried to present, the life of a family coming from theVillage of Yılanlı in the City of Isparta, their being able to rule the government of the HamidCity, and the socio-economic uneasiness caused from them in the region. In the present study,it is possible to see that the members of the Yılanlıoğulları Family joined the army collectingsome soldiers, be authorized for ceasing the rebels aroused in the area, and also be authorizedto struggle against the local powers and their rebel against the central authority, as well as theattitudes of the central authority against them, the precautions taken by the central authorityand how the things they embezzled, illegally, reached to the great amounts. In the periodstudied, some important findings have been put forward on the relations between the State,prates and the public.The members of the Family of Yılanlıoğulları, took positions in the governmentalworks; however, most of them were hung because they rebelled and because of the banditryof them. Although the influence of the Yılanlıoğullarıs was perished at the beginning of thenineteenth century, it is seen that the influence of Sheikh Ali, a member of the YılanlıoğluFamily, was effective in the Hamid City until the second half of the nineteenth century.Sheikh Ali, as well as serving in the State, sometimes rebelled; however, he was the onlymember in the Yılanlıoğullarıs, who served in the social area. Hafiz İbrahim Demiralay is theone warred and succeeded in the West Front in the National War of The Independence withthe forces he collected in Isparta City and around Isparta City, although he is a member of theYılanlıoğullarıs. Hafiz İbrahim Demiralay worked as the deputy of Isparta City for six termsin the Turkish National Grand Assembly. He was known as a patriot in the family of theYılanlıoğullarıs contrary the formers. Today, no body from the Family lives in Isparta, thusthis family finished its life-span in the historical process.